What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Syria and Tunisia?

6.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tunisia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syria vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Syria

29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Tunisia

36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Syria rank

111th

Tunisia rank

108th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Syria
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in Syria, a difference of 6.71 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 111th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 185 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	49.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	55.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
1990s	38.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	77.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2000s	24.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	56.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2010s	28.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	41 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia
2020s	29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Syria or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in Syria as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Syria and Tunisia?: 6.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tunisia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Syria and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Syria ranks 111th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.